Whether you're a new user or an IRC junkie, The Book of IRC will teach you tricks and techniques that will help you use IRC more effectively.

You'll learn:

• Choose an IRC client and find the right servers and channels
  
• Follow IRC etiquette, send public and private messages, and interpret notices from users and servers
  
• Find people on IRC and hide from others
  
• Use commands for all levels of expertise
  
• Create and manage an IRC channel, keep unwanted users out, and secure your channel against interlopers
  
• Install, run, and operate an IRC server
  
• Use bots and scripts to customize clients like mIRC and ircII

Table of contents

0. About

1. IRC

2. Setting up for IRC

3. MS-Windows clients

4. UNIX clients

5. Macintosh clients

6. Connecting to a server

7. Channels

8. Communication

9. Finding people on IRC

10. Creating and managing a channel

11. Enhancing a client with scripts

12. IRC Operators

13. CTCP

14. DCC

15. Server/network commands

16. Odd IRC stuff

17. IRC abuse and security issues

18. Installing and running an IRC server

19. IRC robots

20. Legal and ethical aspects of IRC

Appendices